Quiz – Geometric Progression

1.If x, 2x +2, 3x+ 3 ,.. are in GP, then the 4th term is
(a) 27 (b) -27 (c) 13.5 (d) -13.5
2 3 th
2.If a, a +2, a + 10 be three consecutive terms of GP, then the 4 term is
(a) 0 (b) 6 (c) 729/16; 54 (d) None
3.If a, b, c be 3 successive terms of a GP with common ratio r & a> 0 satisfying the relation c > 4b-3a, then
(a) 1< r < 3 (b) -3 < r < -1 (c) r > 3 or r < 1 (d) None
4.The first & second terms of a GP are x-4 & xn respectively. If x52 is the 8th term of the same progression,
then n is equal to
(a) 13 (b)4 (c) 5 (d) 3
5.The rth, sth , tth terms of a certain GP are R, S, T respectively, then the value of
Rs-t. St-r . Tr-s is
(a) 0 (b) 1 (c) -1 (d) None
6.If (a2 + b2 +c2)(b2 + c2+ d2)≤ (ab + bc + cd)2 where a, b, c, d are non- zero real numbers, then they are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) None
  
7.If a2 + 9b2 + 25c2 = abc
 +  +  then a, b, c are in

(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) None

8.α, β be the roots of x2 – 3x + a =0 & ϒ, δ the roots of x2 +12x +b =0 & numbers α, β, ϒ, δ form an
increasing GP, then r =
(a) a= 3, b= 12 (b) a = 12, b = 3 (c) a=2 , b= 32 (d) a= 4, b= 16
9.Sum of first 3 terms of a GP is to the sum of the first six terms 125: 152. The common ratio of the GP is
(a) 1/5 (b) 2/5 (c) 3/5 (d) 4/5


10. The sum of n terms of a GP is 3- then the common ratio is equal to


(a) 3/16 (b) 3/256 (c) 39/256 (d) None

11. Three numbers form an increasing GP. If the middle number is doubled, then the new numbers are in AP.
the common ratio is GP is
(a)2 - √ (b) 2 + √ (c)√ - 2 (d) None
12. Three distinct real numbers a, b, c are in GP. Such that a +b + c = xb, then
(a) 0< x < 1 (b)-1 < x < 3 (c) x< -1 or x > 3 (d) -1 < x < 2
13. The minimum value of n such that 1 + 3+ 32 + …+ 3n > 1000 is
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) None
14. If S denotes the sum to ∞ & Sn the sum of n terms of the series 1 + ½ + ¼ + 1/8 +….., such that S- Sn <
1/1000, then the least value of n is
(a) 8 (b) 9 (c) 10 (d) 11
15. Let S1, S2, ..be squares such that for each n ≥ 1, the length of a side of Sn equals the length of a diagonal
of Sn+1. If the length of a side of S1 is 10cm, then for which of the following values of n is the area of Sn
less than 1sq. cm
(a) 7 (b) 8 (c) 9 (d) 10
16. If S = 2/3 + 8/9 + 26/ 27 + 30/ 81 +…... + n terms, then the value of S is equal to
  
 
(a) n
 − 
(b) 1- 
(c) 2- 
 (d)n-
 − 

17. Sum of n terms of the series 1/3 + 5/9 + 19/ 27 + 65/ 81+…. is


 


(a) 2n-1 (b) 3n-1 (c) n- (d) n-



18. (6666..666)2 + (888…8) is equal to

n digits n digits
  
(a)  
−  (b)  
−  (c)  
−  (d) None

19. The value of the sum ∑

 +


, where i= √− equals
(a) i (b) i-1 (c) -i (d) 0
20. If x is the first term of a GP with ∞ number of terms & s∞ = 5, then x is
(a) 0 < x < 10 (b) x ≥ 10 (c) x < -10 (d) -10 < x < 0
21. If x = ∑



  ,y = ∑
  , z = ∑
  where a, b, c are in AP such that || < 1, || < 1 & || < 1, then

x, y, z are in
(a) AP (b) GP (c) HP (d) None
22. Given that 0 < x < π/4 & π/4 < y < π/2 & ∑    
− 
 = !; ∑− "

# = $; then
∑ 
 
"

# is

(a) 1/ p + 1/ q – 1/pq (b) / !  / $ – /!$ (c) p + q - pq (d) p + q +pq

23. If S1, S2,… Sλ are the sums of infinite GPs whose first terms are respectively 1, 2, 3,…… λ & common
ratios are ½ , 1/3 ,…… 1/(λ +1) respectively, then S1 + S2 + S3 +…+ Sλ
'' ''  ''
(a) (b) (c) (d) None

24. An equilateral triangle is drawn by joining the mid-points of a given equilateral triangle. A third
equilateral triangle is drawn inside the second in the same manner & the process is continued indefinitely.
If the side of the first equilateral triangle is / 
(, then the sum of the areas in sq. inch of all these
triangles is
(a) √ (b) 3 (c) 3√ (d) 1
25. If S = exp{(1+|") | + cos2x + *") * + cos4x….∞)loge4} Satisfies the equation t2 – 20t + 64 =0 for 0
< x< π then the set of values of x is
(a) {π/2, 0, 2π/3} (b) {π/3, π/2, 2π/3} (c) {π/3, 2π/3} (d) {π/2, π/3}
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